English Language Learner KnowledgeBase for Administrators & Teachers

This KnowledgeBase archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.

The English Language Learner (ELL) KnowledgeBase for Administrators and Teachers is an online resource supporting both the administration, teaching and execution of programs for English learning students. It offers resources related to Office for Civil Rights (OCR) requirements and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Task 2: Create Time for Staff to Participate in Professional Learning Activities

Guideline: The school principal should create time for staff members to participate in professional learning activities aimed at enhancing the instruction and assessment of English language learner students.

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Practical Tips

Breakfast Club

Chronicled by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, the Breakfast Club concept developed at the Adams School in Chicago illustrates one approach to making time for professional development.

Create Time for Professional Development

This resource from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory's Pathways to School Improvement lists nine strategies for creating time for professional development.

Finding Time for Staff Training and Collaboration

This document identifies a variety of ideas districts and schools have used to find time for professional learning and collaboration.

Superintendent Provides Structure and Time for Staff Development

A district superintendent describes his philosophy of staff development and how he helped to implement it in a large suburban Chicago high school.

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